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The economic downturn has claimed two further casualties: the Cathcart Spring Proms, due to take place at the Royal Albert Hall on June 2, was cancelled "despite record levels of interest from the public"; and the Festival de Valloires, whose funding was made "unrealistic and unrealisable" in the...

violinist Jack Liebeck has signed an exclusive contract with Sony Classical. The Royal Academy of Music-trained 29-year-old 's first disc for the label, due for release in May, features works by Dvol'6k, including the Violin Concerto with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under Garry Walker,...

The eloquent conductor (and motivational speaker) on recording Bruckner It's rare, perhaps unique, to have a Bruckner disc come with a map of a cathedral, which you use to illustrate the lecture you give on disc two.

I first met Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in the late '80s when he and Brendel were performing Schubert's Winterreise. He had been my idol for years and I really didn't know what to say to him; he came over and said "Hello!". It was easier from then on. I sat in on the recording of Winterreise in...